You should download the data that you need to answer your research question and decide the Regression
you are going to run. Then you can write and upload drafts for the Data Section and the Regression
section by next week (let's say by July 15).
The Data section is pretty easy to write. You need to:
Describe the data you are using and specify where you got them from (for example, Apple stock prices
downloaded from finance.yahoo.com).
Clarify if you transform the data that you downloaded in any way: for example, taking the growth rate of
the stock price, taking logs, taking first differences, etc.
If you don't have too many data series, you can include a graph of how they evolve over time.
The main point of the data section is that you should give enough details so that a reader would be able to
replicate exactly what you have done.
For the Regression section, instead, you need to:
Write down and explain the regression that you are going to use. Make sure that you are specific about
the variables that you use and that you include the right subscripts, as well as the error term.
Discuss a bit why you use those variables in the regression.
Sample Solution